At the end of her
bestselling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love", Elizabeth Gilbert fell in
love with Felipe -- a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship
who''d been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in
America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also
swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married.
Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said. But providence
intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who -- after
unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing --
gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe
would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been
effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage
by delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to
discover through historical research, interviews and much personal
reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually
is. The result is "Committed" - a witty and intelligent
contemplation of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and
suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade
in her amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of
adulthood. Gilbert''s memoir -- destined to become a cherished
handbook for any thinking person hovering on the verge of marriage
-- is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love, with all the
complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world,
actually entails.
關於作者：
Elizabeth Gilbert is an award-winning writer of both fiction
and non-fiction. Her short story collection Pilgrims was a finalist
for the PENHemingway award, and her novel Stern Men was a New York
Times notable book. In 2002, she published The Last American Man,
which was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the
National Book Critics'' Circle Award. She is best known for her 2006
memoir Eat, Pray, Love, which was published in over thirty
languages and sold more than seven million copies worldwide. The
film, released in 2010, stars Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem.
Committed: A Sceptic Makes Peace with Marriage, a follow-up to Eat,
Pray, Love, was published in 2010. Elizabeth Gilbert lives in New
Jersey, USA.
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